MBW 802: The Pepper Grinder Mac - March Event, AirTag Safety, Apple Music

01/25/22 • 129 min

March Event, AirTag Safety, Apple Music

How to clean your $19 Apple cleaning cloth
What Apple might announce at a spring event this March
Apple launches new 'Personal Safety User Guide' amid AirTag concerns and more
iCloud syncing issues are plaguing third-party apps as Apple stays silent
Apple's plans for third-party App Store payments are insufficient, Dutch regulator says
Ericsson sues Apple in three German courts, the Netherlands, and Brazil over 5G and other patents (in addition to a handful of U.S. cases)
Apple's self-driving car project hits another speed bump as engineering manager departs
Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech platforms
Epic Games appeals ruling in Apple lawsuit, claims court made errors
What happened when an M1 Max MacBook Pro met a $60k camera
Apple may use an optical audio transmission from AR/VR headsets to AirPods
Apple launches new Shot on iPhone Challenge, this time for iPhone 13 Pro macro images
Apple's AirTag uncovers a secret German intelligence agency
Apple Music is the world's second most popular music streaming service behind Spotify
Apple delays in-app account deletion requirement, extends IAP exception for group services
Today is the .day
Nvidia is making preparations to give up on Arm acquisition, says report
Apple has swapped in a company veteran as its new head of PR

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March Event, AirTag Safety, Apple Music

How to clean your $19 Apple cleaning cloth
What Apple might announce at a spring event this March
Apple launches new 'Personal Safety User Guide' amid AirTag concerns and more
iCloud syncing issues are plaguing third-party apps as Apple stays silent
Apple's plans for third-party App Store payments are insufficient, Dutch regulator says
Ericsson sues Apple in three German courts, the Netherlands, and Brazil over 5G and other patents (in addition to a handful of U.S. cases)
Apple's self-driving car project hits another speed bump as engineering manager departs
Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech platforms
Epic Games appeals ruling in Apple lawsuit, claims court made errors
What happened when an M1 Max MacBook Pro met a $60k camera
Apple may use an optical audio transmission from AR/VR headsets to AirPods
Apple launches new Shot on iPhone Challenge, this time for iPhone 13 Pro macro images
Apple's AirTag uncovers a secret German intelligence agency
Apple Music is the world's second most popular music streaming service behind Spotify
Apple delays in-app account deletion requirement, extends IAP exception for group services
Today is the .day
Nvidia is making preparations to give up on Arm acquisition, says report
Apple has swapped in a company veteran as its new head of PR

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko

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Safari bug, Netherlands App Store ruling, Apple Watch ads

Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, a bet on games being central to the internet's future.
Safari bug can leak some of your Google account info and recent browsing history
Netherlands App Store ruling: Apple will allow alternative payment methods, but developers must maintain a separate app binary
Possibility of huge changes to App Store as US antitrust bill proceeds to committee
Senate Judiciary Committee will consider The American Innovation and Choice Online Act this week; Tim Cook personally lobbying Senate Judiciary Committee against it
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Apple Watch "911: Bob"
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iPhone 14 Pro now rumored to feature 'hole + pill design' instead of notch
Likely new iPhone SE and iPad Air models appear in Eurasian database
Report: iPad Air 5 with 5G, Center Stage camera, and more coming this spring
Report: 'iPhone SE+ 5G' coming this year followed by the larger model in 2023
Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends' home screens, hits the top of the App Store
Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Update With Full Apple Silicon Support in Excel
Tesla refuses to adopt CarPlay, but this developer has a workaround
Aerial app for Mac updated with tvOS 15 screensavers and new features

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko

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Apple Q1 earnings, iOS 15.4, Apple payment platform

Apple Reports First Quarter Results
Here's everything new in the first betas of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4
In the Future, AirPods could require User Authentication with Touch or Face ID and other unique Biometric Measures to fully Operate
Apple confirms macOS 12.3 deprecates kernel extensions used by Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive
Apple's Head of User Privacy Speaks!
Apple celebrates Heart Month with new resources across services
Apple spotlights Black voices during Black History Month
Apple launches limited-edition Black Unity Braided Solo Loop for Apple Watch, 'Unity Lights' face
'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' for iOS now officially discontinued
Apple to Rival Square by Turning iPhones Into Payment Terminals

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